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Age Composition (Estimated Number of Clients) (5.3.2N)

Table 5.3.2N translates the percentage distribution in the previous table (Table 5.3.2 ) into estimates of the numbers of members of A2H client households by age bracket and by type of provider.  The numbers in this table (and similar tables) are based on the midpoints of the estimated ranges of annual client counts presented in Chapter 4 (see Appendix B for details).  In reviewing this table, it is important to note that for kitchens and shelters, it include all members of the households; not just the members present at the A2H providers.

Table 5.3.2N
AGE COMPOSITION (ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CLIENTS)
(All Members of Households)

	All Members of Household, Pantry	All Members of Household, Kitchen	All Members of Household, Shelter	All Members of Household, All Programs
Age
0-3	1,275,000	60,700	31,100	1,336,200
4-5	763,100	36,400	17,500	798,700
6-17	7,051,200	349,000	106,400	7,345,800
18-29	2,732,500	221,600	141,900	3,094,800
30-49	5,755,000	713,500	455,300	7,094,700
50-64	3,192,200	347,000	164,900	3,763,900
65 and over	2,431,000	171,800	23,000	2,605,800
TOTAL ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN CLIENT HOUSEHOLDS	23,200,000	1,900,000	940,000	26,040,000

Notes:  
See Appendix B for the estimated number of people served in subgroups of A2H clients.

Columns in this table do not exactly add up to the column total.  This discrepancy occurs because tables showing percentage distributions are weighted with the monthly weight, while the number of clients presented in this table is estimated at the annual level.  Because the relationship between the monthly and annual weights varies across individuals depending on the frequency of visits to program sites, applying annual estimates to a monthly snapshot of percentage distributions results in small discrepancies in column totals.

As shown in the table, pantries are estimated to serve annually more than 2 million young children and almost 8 million children under 18, overall.  Pantries also serve more than 2.6 million elderly clients per year.  In addition:

• Members of households of clients at A2H kitchens include more than 0.4 million children under 18; the comparable number for shelters is 0.1 million.
• Members of the households of clients at A2H kitchens include 0.2 million people 65 and older; the comparable number for shelters is much smaller, reflecting not only the smaller numbers at shelters but also their different clientele.